BetaKit link: Smart cities consortium, UofT, Palette Skills among orgs receiving millions in government funding
On Tuesday, the Government of Canada announced an investment of up to $11.1 million in order to develop a “made-in-Canada” Smart Cities Innovation Cluster.
The funding, which comes through FedDev Ontario, will go to Innovate Cities, a newly-founded consortium of seven information and communications technology (ICT) companies involved in smart cities tech that will develop the cluster. According to the government, the goal of Smart Cities Innovation Cluster is to connect data from commercial and residential buildings with public spaces in order to create safer, more accessible, and more energy-efficient spaces across Canada.